What color is #C2E2E3?

#C2E2E3 is a very light, desaturated cyan known as Cold Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cold Wave?

The RGB value is 194, 226, 227: 194 red, 226 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cold Wave?

The complementary color is #E3C3C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2E2E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cold Wave color: hex code #C2E2E3

#C2E2E3 rgb(194, 226, 227)

Shades of teal

Cold Wave has the hex code #C2E2E3. It is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 88.6% green and 89% blue (194, 226, 227).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 37% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.28:1).

Cold Wave (#C2E2E3) color codes

HEX	`#C2E2E3`
RGB	`rgb(194, 226, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 88.6%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 37%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 15%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.68, -10.25, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.68, 11.01, 201.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.306, 71.406, 83.106)`
Decimal	`12772067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cold Wave, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C2E2E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2E2E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C2E2E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2e2e3; }
.text { color: #c2e2e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2e2e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 226 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2e2e3, #c2d2e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

See #C2E2E3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C2E2E3?: #C2E2E3 is a very light, desaturated cyan known as Cold Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cold Wave?: The RGB value is 194, 226, 227: 194 red, 226 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cold Wave?: The complementary color is #E3C3C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2E2E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.